London taxis voted best in the world

Nearly a third of all respondents picked London cabs, ranked as the world's priciest, as their favorite ride.

World travelers consider London cabs the best in the world, despite recognizing that they’re also the priciest, a new survey finds.

In a Hotels.com survey conducted internationally among some 5,000 travelers, an overwhelming 28 percent picked the roomy London black cab as their favorite.

Coming in second are New York’s yellow cabs, which won the hearts of 9 percent of all respondents, while Hong Kong’s red taxis, at 7 percent, took third place.

Tokyo and Singapore round up the top five.

Superlative quality comes with a superlative price tag, however. The world’s favorite cab is also considered the world’s most expensive, snatching 20 percent of the votes in the pricey category. A six-kilometer, 16-30 minute cab ride in London can cost up to £26 (approximately US$42) at night on public holidays.

The cheapest? Thailand’s tuk-tuks, although they are also voted worst in the world for quality of driving (32 percent), cleanliness (22 percent) and safety (36 percent).

Former CNNGo staff writer Tiffany Lam produced and scripted current affairs documentaries and was a reporter for a local English newspaper before making the brave, brave decision to write about things she’s actually interested in.